Nine regional airports across Greece will not be handling flights due to scheduled runway reconstruction works.
Conversely, among the popular island destinations, Mykonos was the only airport to report a decline,
Vacation period peaks on Aug. 15 which marks the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, a national holiday for the Greek Orthodox.
Runway activity will be suspended at Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Corfu, Mykonos, Santorini, Samos, Rhodes, Lesvos, and Kavala airports in the coming months.
Overall, during the first half of 2024, Fraport Greece's airports achieved remarkable results, handling more than 12.7 million passengers, a 7.8% increase compared to 2023.
The data also showed a 6.4% uptick in aircraft movements over the same period.
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In 2023, the 14 airports managed by Fraport Greece recorded 26,535,378 international arrivals compared to 24,920,400 in 2022 and 23,247,951 in 2019.
Passenger traffic over the Jan-Nov 2023 period exceeded 69.77 million passengers, while traffic for all of 2022 exceeded 63.67 million, the Civil Aviation Authority announced